Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup warm water plus 2 tablespoons
- 1 1/2 teaspoon quick-rise yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
- 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
Sauce
- 1 12 ounce can tomato paste
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Toppings
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 12-14 slices pepperoni
- 1/2 lb cooked Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup sliced olives
- 1/4 cup sliced green peppers
- grated parmesan cheese optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, pour the warm water and the yeast and whisk together. add the salt, olive oil, melted butter, sugar, and 2 tablespoons cornmeal whisk until combined. Mix in 2 cups of flour, add in the rest of the flour and knead with your hands until you have a smooth ball.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let the dough rise in a warm place for 60 minutes.
- In a small bowl add all the ingredients together and mix until combined. Add more water for a thinner sauce, and set aside until ready to use.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Sprinkle some flour over a smooth surface. Roll dough into a large 15″ circle
- Warm the skillet on a burner for 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of yellow cornmeal onto the warm skillet.
- Lay the dough in the 12-inch skillet pressing the dough against the sides. Fold down the dough to form a rim.
- Layer your pizza with sauce, cheese, salami, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, olives, and peppers. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over crust edges.
- Bake for 18-25 minutes
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Notes
If you don’t have a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, any oven-safe skillet or pizza pan will work.
You can use your favorite store-bought pizza sauce.
Pop any extra sauce in the freezer.